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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Health insurance is a bit more pricy than when employed, but less than a lot of other people pay. However, I had just taken on a new assignment and didn’t feel I could desert the post and leave my company in a lurch. Then the Great Recession hit so I postponed for a few years. At my last company, we had two plans.

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Seven Questions to Answer Before You Retire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

These are the questions I asked my self prior to retiring from a six figure income with bonus’s and stock options in the midst of the recent great recession! Please note that I am not any kind of retirement specialist. I’m doing OK, so hopefully these questions will help you as well. Do you need the money?

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